Agricultural Bank Moves Closer to World&rsquo;s Largest IPO

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. boosted the size of its initial public offering to about $20.8 billion after selling more stock in Hong Kong, taking it closer to becoming the largest first-time share sale.

AgriBank Boosts Size of Hong Kong IPO to Move Closer to Record

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. boosted the size of its initial public offering to about $20.8 billion after selling more stock in Hong Kong, taking it one step closer to becoming the largest ever first-time share sale.

Chevron Pushing Another WA LNG Project Closer

Chevron continues to push towards getting a second huge WA LNG project on the rails and underway.The US-owned oil major said yesterday that it had reached agreement with a major Asian utility to take gas and a small equity stake in its Wheatstone project off the WA northern coast.

Mining: & #36;700 million Tropicana Mine Closer , Santos' New Loan

The proposed & #36;700 million Tropicana gold project of AngloGold Ashanti & #160;in Western Australia is a step closer to happening after the project got the greenlight from the state's & #160;Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).The EPA said yesterday that it would & #160;recommend to WA Environment Minister Donna Faragher that she approve the planned mine which about 330 kilometres northeast of Kalgoorlie on the edge of the Great Victorian Desert.

Apple's Market Cap Inches Closer to Microsoft; Now Number 3 U.S. Company

Filed under: Competitive Strategy, Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL)Apple (AAPL) has been on a tear this March. Not only has the iPad fervor grown with the April 3rd release date, but rumors of the iPhone coming to Verizon Wireless have also helped propel the consumer electronics company to new market capitalization heights.Get this: Apple has been in the top-five market cap list of U.S. companies several times, and has edged out blue chip Walmart (WMT) and is actually not too far away from longtime nemesis Microsoft (MSFT), which is in the second spot behind Exxon Mobil (XOM).Continue reading Apple's Market Cap Inches Closer to Microsoft; Now Number 3 U.S. CompanyApple's Market Cap Inches Closer to Microsoft; Now Number 3 U.S. Company originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments